Engineer Mechanical

Mechanical Engineer | WEIPA, QLD

• Be part of a safe, diverse team of professionals
• Excellent career development opportunity within a global company
• Enjoy a relaxed coastal lifestyle in an ideal residential environment – Weipa

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a fixed plant Mechanical Engineer within the Northern Operations Fixed Plant Maintenance and Shutdowns team. This role will be tasked with extracting maximum value from the site fixed plant assets through the delivery of engineering support, supporting failure analysis, improvement project from DE execution of asset performance improvement projects.

Key Responsibilities

This role is a great opportunity to demonstrate your technical, project management and stakeholder engagement skill set, reporting to the Specialist Engineer Mechanical, you will be responsible for:

• Management of asset performance reporting metrics
• Utilising data and mechanical principles to identify asset performance improvement initiatives
• End to end project management from concept to implementation of identified improvement initiatives
• Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to improve asset reliability and reduce downtime
• Governance including standards review and update
• Involve in Mechanical inspection and report review and provide recommendation
• Leading team of contractors executing maintenance works during the shutdowns
• Conducting root cause analysis and deliver solutions for mechanical failures
• Collaborating with operations and maintenance teams to drive continuous improvements
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and operational standards

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Demonstrated experience in engineering support for mechanical equipment
• Demonstrated experience leading mechanical asset performance improvement projects in a heavy industrial/Mining environment
• Demonstrated experience in material handling equipment
• Strong understanding in Australian Standards, and other standards.
• Effective written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills
• Knowledge of defect elimination and reliability engineering principles
• Project management and execution
• Intermediate skill in SolidWorks/MicroStation/AutoCad

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience working within mineral processing plant maintenance environment
• Working knowledge of business improvement tools (such as 6 Sigma, process improvement, CMMS and change management methodologies)
• CPEng and RPEQ certifications

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Weipa is located 900km north-west of Cairns on the Gulf of Carpentaria and has been operating for over 50 years. Over the years, it has developed into a vibrant and diverse cultural hub of the Western Cape. Weipa offers a coastal community rich in geographical beauty and cultural heritage that provides families with opportunities to participate in leisure activities, sports and community events. With a strong sense of community, the region has plenty of natural beauty to offer including the opportunities for boating, fishing, camping and exploring.

Benefits

• Domestic relocation assistance on offer
• Weipa accommodation benefit
• Five weeks annual leave
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance
• Paid parental leave up to 9 months
• Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, super, vehicle
• Rio Tinto employee share programme

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can't do it on our own, so we're focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.